The Anthro work goes fine. Stephen finds a topic that he
is happy with and then runs off to meet with his Econ
is happy with and then runs off to meet with his Econ group. During the meeting, the group agrees to meet again Tuesday morning to finish the problem set. Stephen quickly jots down "Econ group—10 A.M." under Things to Remember and then heads off to the gym. He's done with work for the day.
The Aftermath
Because he finished a lot of work during the morning and afternoon before the party, Stephen was able to really relax and have a good time that night. In addition, he successfully recorded all of the new to-dos and deadlines that cropped up during the day. Instead of bouncing around in his head and causing stress, they were safely placed in Stephen's system and will be scheduled in due time. Most important, none of this required him to explicitly think about time management beyond the five minutes he spent planning that morning and the quick rescheduling he did in the afternoon.
As suggested at the beginning of this case study, imagine for a moment what Stephen's day might have been like without the simple time-management system. What if, instead, he'd employed the strategy used by most students and simply tried to remember what he needed to get done? It's highly unlikely that the small
